15 May 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1966
Page
1
Gene Cernan and Orbitscope astronaut report confidence in Gemini 9 as they plan a needle eye rendezvous with the Agena target. They describe two hours and 20 minutes outside, a simulated rescue at 40 feet, and three planned rendezvous with the Agena. No rendezvous with Gemini 8 is planned due to fuel limits.
Robert J. Lally and his new wife wed on Saturday with their 15 children present. The couple, both in their mid thirties, plan a two week honeymoon before joining the Lally roofing family in a suburb. Lally notes his 11 children from prior marriage and that the dining room benches were extended to fit everyone. He says he courted Sally after meeting her among widows.
Cape Kennedy Florida AP The Gemini 9 astronauts received the green light after a three hour medical exam and a lengthy briefing with Gemini officials. They reviewed rockets, spacecraft, tracking stations, weather and recovery forces for what would be the first truly operational Gemini flight.
A Southern Railway freight train No 86 struck a tractor trailer loaded with 7300 gallons of fuel oil at Gallimore Dairy Road near U S Highway 421 causing heavy damage and a large fire. Four train cars derailed and emergency crews from multiple stations fought flames as roads were blocked and service disrupted. The truck driver Millard D Anderson of North Wilkesboro survived. investigators estimated about two million dollars in losses.
About 400 000 college students sat for draft related tests across roughly 1200 campuses with limited picketing at about a dozen sites. Tests will guide draft quotas. CUNY students Gewandter and Samuel found the exam easy and stated many were prepared to leave.
SMeert reports Froelich elected or leading the county Democrats with page references. The notice outlines party leadership and political alignment within the county organization.
South Vietnamese marines stormed Da Nang to seize the radio station amid heavy fighting with the local garrison. At least 12 marines were killed or wounded as troops airlifted from Saigon moved through Le Loi and Gia Long Streets near the corps commander's residence and the Da Nang Hotel.
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